Savoury vegan breakfast bowl

Savoury vegan breakfast bowl

vegan breakfast bowl

What an exhausting long (it was a four day Bank Holiday here in the UK) weekend this has been! We have spent it almost entirely doing wall prep (3 days!!) and painting (1 day) our guest bedroom and we were dead people walking at the end of yesterday. When we ventured out for dinner last night, we were so tired that we were barely able to keep our eyes open.

It was really hard work, but it paid off – the room already looks ten times better and it’s not even finished yet. We are nearly done with the ceiling and the walls (the 3rd and final coat of paint goes on tomorrow), but the skirting boards and the radiator will need to wait until our guests leave, as we don’t want to poison them with paint fumes. My brother and his partner are visiting us this Friday and, especially after the weekend we’ve had, we are really looking forward to spending some relaxing time with them. We have not seen each other for ages and they recently returned from some exciting travels, so we cannot wait to catch up and hear all they’ve been up to.

While Duncan and myself are more into sweet kind of breakfasts, I know that my brother especially prefers a savoury brekkie. So I’ve been thinking about what I could make for him and this simple vegan breakfast bowl is what I came up with. It’s a dish that marries a lot of leftovers together and it isn’t worse for it.

I used already cooked and cooled potatoes, which I pan-fried in a little olive oil. I charred some cherry toms under a hot grill until they split open and became jammy and delicious (beware as they stay dangerously hot for ages!!). I wilted some spinach that wasn’t fresh enough to put in a salad anymore and finally made vegan scrambled eggs from some silken tofu, flavoured with aromatics and magical black salt, which due to its high sulphur content, makes tofu taste like eggs.

It may sound very niche and fancy, but it’s a staple of Indian cuisine, so if you live in the UK, a well-stocked Indian-run corner store is a great place to get it. While it’s called black salt (or kala namak), it is dusty pink when ground up fine, so keep your eyes open for that. This dish is filling, full of contrasting textures and flavours and super quick to put together. It will make an awesome savoury breakfast or brunch and I am hoping that it will make our non-vegan guests happy.

vegan breakfast bowl ingredients

vegan breakfast bowl potatoes

vegan breakfast bowl portion

serves
2
PREP
15 min
COOKING
20 min
serves
2
PREPARATION
15 min
COOKING
20 min
INGREDIENTS
  • olive oil
  • a bunch of cherry tomatoes on the vine
  • 250 g / 9 oz cooked and cooled small potatoes, halved
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 100 g / 3.5 oz baby spinach
  • 1 large shallot, finely diced
  • 1 garlic clove, finely diced
  • 300 g / 10.5 oz silken firm tofu (I use Clearspring)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric, adjust to taste
  • ¼ tsp black salt (has eggy taste), adjust to taste
  • ½ ripe avocado, cut in half
METHOD
  1. Brush tomatoes with a little oil (keeping them on the vine if you can) and place them on a small baking tray. Stick them under a grill / broiler for 5-10 minutes, until their skins burst and the tops char a little. Season and set aside.
  2. Heat up 2 tsp of olive oil on a small frying pan. Place cold potatoes, cut side down on the hot oil and allow them to fry gently until nicely browned. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Place spinach on another pan with a splash of water. Allow the spinach to wilt using gentle heat. Move it around the pan with a pair of tongs. Season and lift wilted spinach out of the pan, draining any excess water away.
  4. Heat up a tablespoon of oil in a pan (I reused the one I used to wilt the spinach) and fry diced shallot and garlic on a very gentle heat.
  5. Once shallot is translucent and garlic fragrant (but not browned), add the drained tofu. Smash it a little with the back of a spoon. Season with turmeric, black salt (it will give it eggy taste) and pepper.
  6. Divide all the elements (including the avocado) between two bowls and drizzle with extra olive oil if needed.
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NUTRITIONAL INFO
calories
345
17%
sugars
7 g
8%
fats
17 g
24%
saturates
2 g
12%
proteins
12 g
25%
carbs
38 g
15%
*per serving
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REVIEWS & QUESTIONS
katie:
going to make this tomorrow morning. been looking for something new that it is savory. I'm going vegan in the next couple of weeks!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Great to hear, Katie. I hope you'll enjoy it! Ania
Desiree:
I love this recipe! I’ve tried other Tofu scrambles & was not impressed. I didn’t even have the black salt but it still was awesome! I changed it up a bit & used sweet potatoes & added mushrooms & zucchini. I really took time to drain & press dry my tofu between paper towels. Yummy! Thanks for sharing this. Could you please add a nutritional value chart?
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thank you, Desiree! I am so glad to hear that! Unfortunately, I do not have any means of adding nutritional information to the website, but I may do that in the future. Ania
Amanda:
I usually prefer a sweet breakfast, but this was such a fun and yummy change from oatmeal or smoothies! Perfect weekend breakfast.
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks, Amanda! I'm so happy to hear that! x Ania
Laana:
Great savory breakfast! Fast, delicious and nutritious! Please, keep up the good work! It's appreciated and needed especially during these confusing times when so many 'vegan' influencers turn out to be something else. I cannot get over the news about min. baker ☹️
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks, Laana! I am glad you enjoyed it. Wow, how did I not hear about this until now - had to google it! That's such a shame, especially (as I don't think they were ever really vegan, I remember reading about it on their site) their decision to include animal products in new recipes. x Ania
Kelly Green:
I’d love to know what your non vegan guests thought of this. I make scrambled tofu often and really enjoy it but haven’t tried the black salt yet so I’ll be looyput for it next time I visit the shops. Love hearing all about you and your delicious recipes. I always seem to turn to your page when I need inspiration so thank you 😊
    Ania
    Ania:
    Aw, thanks Kelly! That's so lovely to hear! You must try black salt, it's uncanny how it tastes like eggs! I suspect they will be polite, but will let you know if they offer any feedback ;) Ania
Sarah | Well and Full:
I love all the different elements in this bowl! I definitely prefer savory breakfasts over sweet :)
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks, Sarah! I'm glad to hear that! I like both, but sweet probably a little bit more :P Ania
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